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22/07/2026

Our next Tea Dance features Italian bluegrass band the Truffle Valley Boys on Saturday 25th July, pre-booking required.
Our next Open Day is Sunday 26th July, 10-3pm. Free Entry, no need to book, dogs on leads welcome. Homemade cakes & refreshments available, live music from the Parkulele Players from midday.

21/07/2026

We hosted a beautiful wedding at the weekend with wonderful family & friends: stunning flowers grown by family, a blessing by the lake followed by Pimm's, a Lebanese feast by Sips & Dips, a brief ceilidh then pots of chilli, a spectacular cake and lots of dancing as the sun set. Congratulations!

14/07/2026

Beautiful pictures from last weekends celebrations in the sunshine. A lakeside blessing followed by our first log cutting then pie and mash and a ceilidh. Lots of energetic dancing and wonderful memories for a lovely family. Our very best wishes for the future.

13/07/2026

We are really looking forward to welcoming The Truffle Valley Boys to the Roman Lakes for our Tea Dance on the 25th July. The event runs 5.30 - 9pm. Tickets £25pp, including evening meal, BYOB. Booking is required: Tel 0161 427 2039 / [email protected]

The Boys playing Cuddles Newsome's masterpiece during a recent phot...

07/07/2026

Our next free talk organised by the Mellor Archaeological Trust will be provided by John Glithero on Sunday the 19th July, 2.30pm in the Roman Lakes Tea Rooms: The Making of Rocket and its Rivals.

Free Event, open to all. Donations towards refreshments (for MAT) welcome.

In 1829 the directors of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway did not know how to power their railway which was then part built. The main contenders were fixed steam engines which would pull the carriages along with cables and loco-motive steam engines which were then unreliable and unproved. A competition was held at Rainhill to see if loco-motive engines could haul trains the 30 miles. The Stephenson's Rocket won, but there were rumours that Sans Pareil, the runner-up, had been sabotaged. For their Time Watch series, the BBC wanted to make a programme to prove that Sans Pareil could have won. They asked Michael Bailey and colleagues to organise a re-run of the trial. We were more open-minded about the possible result!

24/06/2026

This Saturday 27th June we will welcome the 309s for our monthly Tea Dance, 5.30-9pm. Pre-booking required: [email protected] https://www.the309s.com/video.html
This Sunday 28th June we will be hosting our Open Day 10-3pm. There will be ice creams, homemade refreshments and live music from the Parkulele Players from midday. Free entry, dogs on leads welcome, no need to book.

22/06/2026

Some gorgeous pictures from last weekend when we celebrated in the sunshine. There was a blessing by the lake followed by a BBQ & evening pizza. Congratulations!

18/06/2026

Keith Warrender will be providing a talk on Underground Manchester on 21st June, 2.30pm in the Roman Lakes Tea Rooms, SK6 7HB. All welcome. Free event, donations to the Mellor Archaeological Trust towards refreshments welcome.

15/06/2026

It was an absolute privilege to be entrusted with hosting the celebrations of a wonderful couple at the weekend. Congratulations from us all at the lakes!

10/06/2026

A gorgeous family wedding last weekend: flowers grown by family, a Collin the caterpillar cake and a quick game of cricket before first dance. The sun came through at just the right times for this lovely family wedding. Thank you for sharing your day with us at the lakes.